Anna Weidenholzer (born 21 January 1984 in Linz, Austria)[1] is an Austrian journalist and writer.
Anna Weidenholzer | |
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 At the Leipziger bookfair 2013 | |
| Born | 1984 (age 39–40) Linz |
| Language | German |
| Nationality | Austrian |
| Genre | Journalism, |
Life
editWeidenholzer studied Comparative Literature in Vienna and Wrocław and graduated with a thesis on Bosnia and Herzegovina Intercultural Literature. She worked as a journalist for Oberösterreichische Nachrichten, and has been a freelance writer since 2010. In 2012, she was writer in residence at Kitzbuhel.
Her first book Der Platz des Hundes (2010) was nominated for the European debut novel festival in Kiel. In 2013, her book Der Winter tut den Fischen gut was nominated for the Leipzig Book Fair Prize, and she was awarded the Reinhard Priessnitz Prize.[2]
Awards
edit- 2009 Alfred Gesswein Literaturpreis
- 2011 Aufenthaltsstipendium Schloss Wiepersdorf
- 2011/12 Staatsstipendium für Literatur
- 2012 Aufenthaltsstipendium im Literarischen Colloquium Berlin
- 2012 Kitzbüheler Stadtschreiberin
- 2013 Reinhard Priessnitz Preis[3]
Works
edit- Der Platz des Hundes (Erzählungen, 2010) (ISBN 978-3-9502828-0-1)
- Der Winter tut den Fischen gut (Roman, 2012) (ISBN 978-3-7017-1583-1)
- Weshalb die Herren Seesterne tragen (Roman, 2016) (ISBN 978-3-95757-323-0)
- Finde einem Schwan ein Boot (Roman, 2019) (ISBN 978-3-95757-768-9)
References
edit- ^ "AutorInnen Detail - Stifterhaus". www.stifterhaus.at. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
- ^ "Anna Weidenholzer | New Books in German, Der Winter tut den Fischen gut (Winter is Good for Fish), author, Rights". www.new-books-in-german.com. Archived from the original on 17 September 2015. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
- ^ STANDARD Verlagsgesellschaft m.b.H. "Anna Weidenholzer bekommt Reinhard-Priessnitz-Preis – Literaturpreise – derStandard.at › Kultur". derstandard.at. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
External links
edit| External videos | |
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 FNL 2015: A Literary Brunch Part 1: Introduction & Anna Weidenholzer, 31 March 2015, Deutsches Haus at NYU | |
| Videolesung von Anna Weidenholzer im Residenz Verlag |
- Homepage von Anna Weidenholzer
- "Als Kind wär ich am liebsten ein Pferd gewesen.", Feature über Anna Weidenholzer von Eva Schobel, Oe1 Radio 30. September 2013
- Eintrag zu Anna Weidenholzer von Harald Klauhs für die OÖ Literaturgeschichte des StifterHauses
- Literature by and about Anna Weidenholzer in the German National Library catalogue
- Anna Weidenholzer at perlentaucher.de – das Kulturmagazin (in German)
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